Powdered KOH in OMSO: An efficient base for asymmetric cyclization via memory of chirality at ambient temperature

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4153-4157

  Kawabata, Takeo ^a   Moriyama, Katsuhiko ^a   Kawakami, Shimpei ^a   Tsubaki, Kazunori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRAL ENOLATE INTERMEDIATES; POTASSIUM HEXAMETHYL-DISILAZIDE;

CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

AMIDES;

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM HEXAMETHYLDISILAZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO ACID; HYDROXIDE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; POWDER; RACEMIZATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACIDS; CYCLIZATION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HYDROXIDES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; POWDERS; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 41149135353     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja077684w     Document Type: Article

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